Tag: 2013

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December 2013

Making Education More Than a Grade Anne Paonessa assesses the impact of service learning on English language learners Doing Our Best Considerations on ways to share learning From the Mouths of Babes Angelika Putintseva wants to know how many...
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November 2013

Infants, Words, and Income Bjorn Carey reports on research showing that two-year-old children of lower-income families may already be six months behind in language development Taking Europe to Task Miriam Plieninger explains how the Common...
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October 2013

Cuban Expressionism Rose Eichenbaum captures Cuba’s love for communication in dance, music, and art Cutting to the Common Core: Analyzing Informational Text Kate Kinsella tackles the particular challenges of preparing learners to be able to analyze and...

Celebrate International Literacy Day 2013

Gift a book! Read to a child! Donate to a literacy organization! Learn a new word! Visit a library! Literacy is a right and a foundation for lifelong learning, better well-being and livelihoods. As such it is a driver...
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September 2013

Leveling the Playing Field Tina Walker sees the closing of the digital divide as key to overcoming the achievement gap Mutual Understanding Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé explain how intercomprehension is the basis for their Multilingual Romance...
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August 2013

Cutting to the Common Core Making Vocabulary Number One Dr. Kate Kinsella offers strategies for prioritizing vocabulary for competent text analysis, discussion, and constructed response Child’s Play Kennedy Schultz surveys language learning and technology programs for elementary students Apps...

Esperanto Day 2013

Say “Saluton” today because Friday, July 26 is Esperanto Day with events held all over the world. A major international conference in Rekjavik, Iceland, with over 1,000 participants is being held this week and the only...

Babel Film Festival 2013

The Babel Film Festival is the first film competition for minority films that use minority languages, dialects, slang, or sign language. The aim is to appreciate and promote cinema related to linguistic minorities, giving...

July 2013

Recognizing U.S. Spanish Armando Guerrero recommends decisive action to stop the exclusion of the American Spanish vernacular in the classroom Cutting to the Common Core: Decoding Complex Text Rebecca Blum-Martínez offers a strategy to help English learners...
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June 2013

L’ Histoire de Notre Succès Benoît Le Dévédec reveals why New York’s French Heritage Language Program has been such a success Closing the Vocabulary Gap Alex Rappaport argues that word acquisition may be the easiest way to...
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